Status of forest onchocerciasis in the Lower Cross River Basin, Nigeria: change in clinical and parasitological indices after 6 years of ivermectin intervention.
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Department of Zoology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria Cross River State Onchocerciasis Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Public health
دوره 121 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007